English Explanatory Dictionary

never sick at sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Having all the qualifications and abilities one could possibly ask for (or almost, anyway)

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-never sick at sea.wav

Word forms

never sick at sea

Etymology

A phrase that comes from a verse in H.M.S. Pinafore, an 1878 comic opera: Captain: I am never known to quail At the fury of a gale, and I'm never, never sick at sea! All: What, never? Captain: No, never! All: What, never? Captain: Hardly ever!

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